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. >> admiral mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff in front of our committee back in february, said the following:. >> no matter how i look at this issue, i cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place on a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens. >> he reached a conclusion-- so did secretary gates-- reached a conclusion, this policy must change. because an election was coming up? secretary gates, a republican, decides this policy must change because there's an election coming up? of course not. >> lehrer: the issue will now have to wait until at least after election. the military's review of the effects of repeal is due in december. >> lehrer: and we go to "newshour" political editor david chalian and mark thompson, deputy bureau chief and pentagon correspondent for "time" magazine. david, lay out the politics of what happened today in the senate and why. >> i know you'll be shocked to find out that there was actually politics going on. >> lehrer: john mccain was right? >> there were politics
. >> admiral mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff in front of our committee back in february, said the following:. >> no matter how i look at this issue, i cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place on a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens. >> he reached a conclusion-- so did secretary gates-- reached a conclusion, this policy must change. because an election was coming up?...
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including general mike mullen and general petraeus. >>> pastor terry jones may have canceled his plans for burn a koran day, but he's still going to get a bill for it, a $200,000 bill, from the city of gainesville, florida, for beefed up security. he calls this ridiculous and says it would bankrupt his church. the gainesville, florida, pastor says he doesn't know how much legal authority the city has to force the church to pay. >>> a mayor has been arrested along with others charged for paying themselves huge salaries, some topping $800,000. the district attorney called it a case of "corruption on steroids." >>> and an english novelist sailed in 1912 claim herself new book reveals the truth behind the ship's sinking. saying her grandfather maintains that a panicking sailor who misunderstood an order sailed the ship near the iceberg that eventually sunk it. he thought it would put colleagues out of work so he covered it up. >>> how wall street kicked off the day -- the dow opens at 10,761 after gaining 7 points yesterday. the s&p lost two points and the nasdaq fell 6. taking a look at o
including general mike mullen and general petraeus. >>> pastor terry jones may have canceled his plans for burn a koran day, but he's still going to get a bill for it, a $200,000 bill, from the city of gainesville, florida, for beefed up security. he calls this ridiculous and says it would bankrupt his church. the gainesville, florida, pastor says he doesn't know how much legal authority the city has to force the church to pay. >>> a mayor has been arrested along with others...
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steve perry, ed henry and tony mullen. a teacher of at-risk students here in new york. >>> the other big story today, primaries. tea party favorite hopes to teach an old school politician a lesson in the last round of primaries before the november midterm. the best political team on television after this break. you love the aroma of beef tenderloin, don't you? you inspired a very special dog food. [ female announcer ] chef michael's canine creations. chef inspired. dog desired. >>> okay. seven more states in the sdict district of columbia holding primaries, all eyes on the general elections in november. show you the map. land mass does not tell the story with the exception of new york, these are all small states, and one city with a big impact on the national landscape. delaware, maryland, massachusetts, rhode island, wisconsin, new hampshire and the district of columbia. the best political team on television is here to cover them. gloria joins me from washington from dover, delaware, cnn national political correspondent j
steve perry, ed henry and tony mullen. a teacher of at-risk students here in new york. >>> the other big story today, primaries. tea party favorite hopes to teach an old school politician a lesson in the last round of primaries before the november midterm. the best political team on television after this break. you love the aroma of beef tenderloin, don't you? you inspired a very special dog food. [ female announcer ] chef michael's canine creations. chef inspired. dog desired....
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we have chairman of the joint chiefs, for example, mullen, saying his deputy is going behind his back to get to the white house. that is very interesting, you thinking those guys are not open the same page. or you think about the idea you have a special envoy holbrooke arguing that the plan the president is putting out is in the working and the vice president biden saying this is the the egotistical bastard and then blair is arguing with rahm emanuel who saying you are telling us things just to cover your butt in case there is an act of terrorism in the united states. and blair is fighting with general brennan, the national security advisor, over that christmas bombing attempt. remember that? how this is put forth to the public and blair is not seen as a member of the team or if line with the obama administration. >>shepard: the swlows saying we are happy about the book and the president's detractors are going crazy over it. it is like the last administration when a similar book came out "inside story," all of president bush's lovers and keepers and political people were saying, no, n
we have chairman of the joint chiefs, for example, mullen, saying his deputy is going behind his back to get to the white house. that is very interesting, you thinking those guys are not open the same page. or you think about the idea you have a special envoy holbrooke arguing that the plan the president is putting out is in the working and the vice president biden saying this is the the egotistical bastard and then blair is arguing with rahm emanuel who saying you are telling us things just to...
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now they haven't completed their study or survey, but we've heard from admiral mullen. we've heard from secretary gates. this is what john mccain had to say in this debate. >> it's a blatant message of disrespect to our men and women of uniform if congress is unwilling to wait to hear what the force has to say on this important matter before pushing ahead with a controversial political vote less than two months before an election. >> i disagree with senator mccain for at least two reasons. first, we've heard from the military. we've had hearings with many members of the military, including admiral mullen, the chairman of the joint chief of staffs testifying it undermines the whole integrity of the armed services. he's talked to commanders from other militaries that have repealed similar policies and that he had every confidence our armed services member could implement the policy without any undermining of morale. this is something we've debated with military leaders for a very long time. also to mccain's argument. is this report that is due in december has nothing to d
now they haven't completed their study or survey, but we've heard from admiral mullen. we've heard from secretary gates. this is what john mccain had to say in this debate. >> it's a blatant message of disrespect to our men and women of uniform if congress is unwilling to wait to hear what the force has to say on this important matter before pushing ahead with a controversial political vote less than two months before an election. >> i disagree with senator mccain for at least two...
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woodward says president obama has been at odds with military commanders including admiral mike mullen and david petraeus >>> terry jones may have canceled his plans for burn a koran day but he still will get a bill for beefed up security. jones calls this bill ridiculous and says it would bankrupt his church. the gainesville city manager admits he doesn't know how much legal authority the city has to force the church to pay. >>> the mayor of bell, california and seven other officials have been arrested charged with taking more than $5.5 million from the working class suburb. they're accused of paying themself huge salaries some topping $800,000. the district attorney called it a case of "corruption on steroids" >>> an english novelist whose grandfather sailed on "the titanic" claims her new book reveals the truth behind the ship's sinking. louise patten says her grandfather maintained that a panicky sailor who misunderstood orders steered the ship directly toward the iceberg that eventually sank it. patton claims her grandfather covered up the error because he thought the revelation w
woodward says president obama has been at odds with military commanders including admiral mike mullen and david petraeus >>> terry jones may have canceled his plans for burn a koran day but he still will get a bill for beefed up security. jones calls this bill ridiculous and says it would bankrupt his church. the gainesville city manager admits he doesn't know how much legal authority the city has to force the church to pay. >>> the mayor of bell, california and seven other...
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admiller mullen's wife, debra, put the book on his pedestrian side stand. holly petraeus gave "three cups of tea" to general petraeus and they read the book and contacted me. >> glor: the book, which details village conditions, is now mandatory reading among senior american military commanders. mortenson has set up three dozen leaders between military leaders and tribal elders. mortenson's work sometimes means tea with the enemy. >> in order to do our good work, we have to deal with a lot of shady people, and i-- i pass no judgment on anybody as long as they want to help get their children in school. >> glor: mortenson tells the story of trying to convince some taliban members to open a new school, a deal that was struck over a swing set. >> they threw down their weapons and for an hour and i have they jumped on the swings and had a glorious time. their turbans were flying all over the place. when they got done they said, "we're ready to build a girls' school." >> glor: mortenson said none of the schools he has helped establish have been shut down or destro
admiller mullen's wife, debra, put the book on his pedestrian side stand. holly petraeus gave "three cups of tea" to general petraeus and they read the book and contacted me. >> glor: the book, which details village conditions, is now mandatory reading among senior american military commanders. mortenson has set up three dozen leaders between military leaders and tribal elders. mortenson's work sometimes means tea with the enemy. >> in order to do our good work, we have to...
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despite that defense secretary gates and others, admiral mullen said to study this, get a study in december, we were for it. there is still a lot of pushback at pentagon. >> a lot of splits on this. what is important about the vote here is it was not a vote on substance. not as if the administration calculated incorrectly. it didn't want a bill. it wanted an issue. that is why the three items authorizing defense, the gay rights issue and the dream act. on immigration. the reason that they oppose it not because they oppose all the elements but they want a vote on each separately. susan collins opposed it. and liger, a co-sponsor of the dream act which would legalize two million illegal immigrants who arrive as children he voted against the bill today because he wanted it separated and said that 15 other objections on the other issues. what the administration wanted on this was an election issue so it could accuse luger and others like him being against immigration, and against the gay rights. it was purely framing of a political issue. deeply cynical, legitimate and legal but done in a way w
despite that defense secretary gates and others, admiral mullen said to study this, get a study in december, we were for it. there is still a lot of pushback at pentagon. >> a lot of splits on this. what is important about the vote here is it was not a vote on substance. not as if the administration calculated incorrectly. it didn't want a bill. it wanted an issue. that is why the three items authorizing defense, the gay rights issue and the dream act. on immigration. the reason that they...
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figure now because he is the national security adviser and so he's not exactly in the same place as mullen or general petraeus doesn't tell you get back in there he's still a general right. right i think it may be retired but. thinking about it i think there's a fine line to draw in east national security team in really in any policy team between allowing full and frank discussion in whatever terms that discussion may take and then maintaining a certain sort of decorum or certain standards of decorum a certain set of rules. and so i guess the walker room sort of stuff doesn't really bother me as much as the matter of the material which they were talking about which still seemed i think as you suggested before a little bit constrained and really lack imagination and i think that the president himself seemed really frustrated and this is just from the example except we've seen so far we don't know what's in the rest of the book yet the president himself seemed really frustrated by the options that he was given and so the fact that people didn't really come up with any new ideas. more than ev
figure now because he is the national security adviser and so he's not exactly in the same place as mullen or general petraeus doesn't tell you get back in there he's still a general right. right i think it may be retired but. thinking about it i think there's a fine line to draw in east national security team in really in any policy team between allowing full and frank discussion in whatever terms that discussion may take and then maintaining a certain sort of decorum or certain standards of...
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defense secretary robert gates and the joint chief admiral mullen both basically say the same thing. let me just put up a full screen of one of the quotes. this is from secretary gates. he basically says he suspects we will find some areas where we can make some adjustments and speaks, which i want to ask about using that word to enhance what is going on. i have not gotten a sense that any basic changes are likely to occur. tweaks. that sounds like small changes in a time and a war where it's been the deadliest ever. what are your thoughts? >> the strategy was to get out of there as soon as possible. it's laid out in bob woodward's book. they're working with limited resources and limited time to accomplishment objectives. the most compelling objective we have over there right now is to make sure that there is an afghan army and afghan police that can provide security that the people in the towns and the cities and the villages and the huts need in order for the afghan government in kabul to be able to exercise control and help rebuild the country as a whole. i think what we will see
defense secretary robert gates and the joint chief admiral mullen both basically say the same thing. let me just put up a full screen of one of the quotes. this is from secretary gates. he basically says he suspects we will find some areas where we can make some adjustments and speaks, which i want to ask about using that word to enhance what is going on. i have not gotten a sense that any basic changes are likely to occur. tweaks. that sounds like small changes in a time and a war where it's...
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even then, you know, over the summer we heard the chairman of the joint chiefs, admiral mike mullen, we heard leon panetta, the director of the cia, all say the same thing which is the sanctions may help give the united states some leverage, but it's not going to -- the sanctions alone will not force the iranian government, they believe to fundamentally reassess the value of the nuclear program. there are some who think it might lead them to speed up the nuclear program. >> the other point here is that recent reporting is that the iranians may have had some technical challenges, let's say, and that there may be more time and that the americanses may have persuaded the israelis, for instance that there is more time, at least nine months to a year before there is a real -- a real issue that needs to be confronted or should be confronted from their perspective. david, thank you very much. we'll be watching all of this up close at the united nations next week when there will be a major speech, of course, from the president, hillary clinton, and all of the members of the countries that ar
even then, you know, over the summer we heard the chairman of the joint chiefs, admiral mike mullen, we heard leon panetta, the director of the cia, all say the same thing which is the sanctions may help give the united states some leverage, but it's not going to -- the sanctions alone will not force the iranian government, they believe to fundamentally reassess the value of the nuclear program. there are some who think it might lead them to speed up the nuclear program. >> the other...
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good -- i worked with guys like stephen grossman who is a incredible guitar player and teacher and cab mullen has helped me a lot. i've gotten good over 30 years. i like going out and playing clubs like in evanston. >> as we heard a little earlier in the show and will hear a little bit later on in the show. you aren't big time movie actor, big name actor. fronting a good band. you actually have the chops. you are doing it yourself. >> i like to play it live. i knew to beat the actor singer song writer thing i had to -- i can't hide behind or inside a band. you put search guys around me and i can play in the wrong key just tune me down. i wanted to be out there naked so to speak. and i wanted to write my own stuff. my own material and a lot of it is funny. a lot of it is i get why they bought the tickets. i'm going make you laugh. harder than you in a long time and then drop in a serious one. >>> good stuff. all at space tonight at 8:00. it's 12:45 chicago avenue. truly, a great space to see any performer tonight. jeff daniels, 8:00 tickets are 25 to $38. maybe he will surprise you and do rock
good -- i worked with guys like stephen grossman who is a incredible guitar player and teacher and cab mullen has helped me a lot. i've gotten good over 30 years. i like going out and playing clubs like in evanston. >> as we heard a little earlier in the show and will hear a little bit later on in the show. you aren't big time movie actor, big name actor. fronting a good band. you actually have the chops. you are doing it yourself. >> i like to play it live. i knew to beat the actor...
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disrespect between mike mullen and james cart write and colonel david petraeus telling somebody he didn't like talking to advisor david axelrod because in his words axelrod was a complete spin doctor. the white house is reacting to all of this and saying it shouldn't be that much of a surprise. jen on fox top story. what do they mean. >> sources tell me, shep, the white house cooperated with woodward, giving him transcripts from classified situation room debates. the quotes so previce they could only be from a transcript. the white house is also pleased because president obama is shown to be plotting an exit strategy from afghanistan which is good for him politically with his democratic base. >> shepard: hey, woodward also writes that the cia is running what he calls a secret parliamentary team -- i should say paramilitary team, parliamentary might be more effective. what are the details here. >> yes. 3,000-strong afghan paramilitary group that is supposed to go after top al qaeda leaders. top senior official told me it hasn't yielded much and the cia had considered business disbanding it
disrespect between mike mullen and james cart write and colonel david petraeus telling somebody he didn't like talking to advisor david axelrod because in his words axelrod was a complete spin doctor. the white house is reacting to all of this and saying it shouldn't be that much of a surprise. jen on fox top story. what do they mean. >> sources tell me, shep, the white house cooperated with woodward, giving him transcripts from classified situation room debates. the quotes so previce...
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i agree with the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff,dmiral mike mullen, that the don't ask, don't tell law should be repealed. it should be repealed, contingent upon the certain fictions ocertifications of the, the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff tt its repeal would not have an adverse impact on military readiness recruitment and retention. and those are, mr. president, exactly the provisions that are included in the defense authorization bill. my view is that our armed forces should welcome the service of any qualified individual who is willing and capable of serving our country. the bottom line for me is this. if an indidual is willing to put on the uniform of our country, to be deployed in war zones like iraq and afghanistan, to risk his or her life for our country, then we should be expressing our gratitude to the individuals, not trying to exclude them from serving or expel them from the force. that is why, mr. president, during consideration of this bill in may i supported the coromise provisions that were put forth by senatorberman and sen
i agree with the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff,dmiral mike mullen, that the don't ask, don't tell law should be repealed. it should be repealed, contingent upon the certain fictions ocertifications of the, the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff tt its repeal would not have an adverse impact on military readiness recruitment and retention. and those are, mr. president, exactly the provisions that are included in the defense authorization bill. my view is...
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mike mullen may have mentioned kandahar with a bunch of other journalists. they came back somewhat chastened. not steve, because he already knows all of this. the military partners that on their plan, realizing that the plant and the basic building blocks and nets they thought were significant in understanding or wrong. there were six or seven mafia so-thai families that were running everything. there are lots of these things -- mafia-type families that were running everything. there are lots of these things that raise fundamental questions as americans. what cooler with trying to achieve? what is the in-state we're really trying to frame? i think of geode-strategic issues a lot. one of my big concerns and with concerned about iran, i can tell you that sanctions, in my view, will not motivate iran. it seems that the united states is not moving the needle in other areas. they see as tied into a tar baby. strategic places that we need to look at. thank you to our c-span viewers and people watching on line and thank you all for joining us today. >> join us on f
mike mullen may have mentioned kandahar with a bunch of other journalists. they came back somewhat chastened. not steve, because he already knows all of this. the military partners that on their plan, realizing that the plant and the basic building blocks and nets they thought were significant in understanding or wrong. there were six or seven mafia so-thai families that were running everything. there are lots of these things -- mafia-type families that were running everything. there are lots...
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a greeting from the secretary of defense robert gates and the chairman of the joint chiefs, admiral mullen. it will be a small but intimate ceremony. reflecting pools and 184 benches outside the pentagon, memorialize those who died. it's here where today president obama will join victims' families, as he did last year, for a wreath laying and moment of silence. >> i think the ceremony will be very much like the memorial itself. it's very simple. it's very somber. it's very reflective. >> reporter: she will be in attendance, her husband of 15 years was on american airlines flight 77 when it crashed into the pentagon. >> i heaurt. i hurt for all the families. so, it's difficult. at best, it's difficult. >> reporter: 175 miles north in shanks ville, pennsylvania, the first lady and former first lady will remember the 40 victims of flight 93, also helping to raise money for a memorial there to be completed by the tenth anniversary of 9/11. planners for that shanksville memorial still need to raise another $18 million, nine years later the memorial here at the pentagon is still the only permane
a greeting from the secretary of defense robert gates and the chairman of the joint chiefs, admiral mullen. it will be a small but intimate ceremony. reflecting pools and 184 benches outside the pentagon, memorialize those who died. it's here where today president obama will join victims' families, as he did last year, for a wreath laying and moment of silence. >> i think the ceremony will be very much like the memorial itself. it's very simple. it's very somber. it's very reflective....
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admiral mullen, general maddison and others. this progress is also due in no small measure to be increasing capacity and professionalism of iraqi security forces. we have trained about 660,000 iraqis. there is evidence of this increased capacity and professionalism, they took the lead in securing the recent elections, doing a very good job. operations based on intelligence have help to capture and kill extremist leaders. most important, the iraqi people have decisively rejected violence bandleaders have embraced the political process as the best way to secure the interest of the various iraqi communities. that political process is really pretty and almost never linear. evidence in recent months is that it is working. we have been through a series of sky is falling moments in iraq. consider the events with election laws and controversy that erupted around that. the challenge to the election itself. every time, people said that this is it, this is a crisis, the sky is falling. each time iraqis used constitutional means to work thr
admiral mullen, general maddison and others. this progress is also due in no small measure to be increasing capacity and professionalism of iraqi security forces. we have trained about 660,000 iraqis. there is evidence of this increased capacity and professionalism, they took the lead in securing the recent elections, doing a very good job. operations based on intelligence have help to capture and kill extremist leaders. most important, the iraqi people have decisively rejected violence...
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secretary gates, admiral mullen, general madison, and others, for the change of commission and the change of command. some of you may have seen on television. but the progress is also due in no small measure to the increasing capacity of iraqi security forces. we have trained about 650,000 iraqis, including very effective special operations forces, and there is evidence of this increase capacity and professionalism. the iraqis took the lead in securing the recent elections and did a very good job. in recent months, iraqi-led operation is based on iraqi- developed intelligence have helped kill our captured 32 of the top 42 al qaeda leaders, and they are taking on shia to extremist groups as well. maybe most important -- the iraqi people have decisively rejected violence and their leaders embraced the political process as the best way to secure the interests of iraq's communities. that process is very rarely pretty and almost never linear, but the evidence is that it is working. we have been through a series of sky-is-falling moments in iraq. consider the events with the election law and th
secretary gates, admiral mullen, general madison, and others, for the change of commission and the change of command. some of you may have seen on television. but the progress is also due in no small measure to the increasing capacity of iraqi security forces. we have trained about 650,000 iraqis, including very effective special operations forces, and there is evidence of this increase capacity and professionalism. the iraqis took the lead in securing the recent elections and did a very good...
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admiral mike mullen and secretary of defense gates. they will brief the media in moments at the pentagon. we have yet to hear reaction from them. we will bring that to you just as soon as it happens. right here. >>> well, it is an unusual way to boost your business, but kentucky fried chicken is now slapping its logo on buns. grilled buns, that is. yes, they are paying girls to advertise bunless sandwiches on their rear ends. a bit over the top? trace gallagher thinks it's a great idea! well, i don't know if he does or not but has been following it from our west coast newsroom. >> reporter: it's a novel concept, right, renting ad space of fannies of female college -- college females? they are paid $500 to help advertise the double down bunless burger and the deal is, you see it here, they give them these tight sweat pants, and then across the bottom, i guess you should say, it says double down across the derriere. this started, by the way, at spa*ling college in louisville, kentucky. i want to show you the actual ad, just a clip. watch
admiral mike mullen and secretary of defense gates. they will brief the media in moments at the pentagon. we have yet to hear reaction from them. we will bring that to you just as soon as it happens. right here. >>> well, it is an unusual way to boost your business, but kentucky fried chicken is now slapping its logo on buns. grilled buns, that is. yes, they are paying girls to advertise bunless sandwiches on their rear ends. a bit over the top? trace gallagher thinks it's a great...
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respect to this survey that was mandated after the hearings in february, when secretary gates and admiral mullen began this process. i had an exchange with them at the time, where it was my understanding, and i said it to them after their opening testimony, that the survey was vitally important. to make sure that those who are serving were a part of this process, not the political process, but that their input was of vital in terms of moving forward. and the second is, as you mentioned, was that this type of a survey would enable the military leaders to provide their best advice. and i think you have made that point clearly today. it is the reason i have had hesitations about moving forward at this time. and i just wanted to thank you for the precision with which you have answered these questions. we are going to have the opportunity, obviously, in future to discuss the major policy concerns, some of which you have been asked about today -- the nature of the war against international terrorism, how we are deploying our forces operationally in places like afghanistan, the drain on our people oper
respect to this survey that was mandated after the hearings in february, when secretary gates and admiral mullen began this process. i had an exchange with them at the time, where it was my understanding, and i said it to them after their opening testimony, that the survey was vitally important. to make sure that those who are serving were a part of this process, not the political process, but that their input was of vital in terms of moving forward. and the second is, as you mentioned, was...
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respect to this survey that was mandated after the hearings in february, when secretary gates and admiral mullen began this process. i had an exchange with them at the time, where it was my understanding, and i said it to them after their opening testimony, that the survey was vitally important. to make sure that those who are serving were a part of this process, not the political process, but that their input was of vital in terms of moving forward. and the second is, as you mentioned, was that this type of a survey would enable the military leaders to provide their best advice. and i think you have made that point clearly today. it is the reason i have had hesitations about moving forward at this time. and i just wanted to thank you for the precision with which you have answered these questions. we are going to have the opportunity, obviously, in future to discuss the major policy concerns, some of which you have been asked about today -- the nature of the war against international terrorism, how we are deploying our forces operationally in places like afghanistan, the drain on our people oper
respect to this survey that was mandated after the hearings in february, when secretary gates and admiral mullen began this process. i had an exchange with them at the time, where it was my understanding, and i said it to them after their opening testimony, that the survey was vitally important. to make sure that those who are serving were a part of this process, not the political process, but that their input was of vital in terms of moving forward. and the second is, as you mentioned, was...
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the president is quoted as telling chairman of the joint chiefs of staff admiral mike mullen, then head of the u.s. central command, general david petraeus and defense secretary rob bert gates, quote, in 2010 we will not be having a conversation about how to do more. we're not going to be having a conversation about how to change the mission unless we're talking about how to draw down faster than anticipated in 2011. according to woodward, pet they yus took the president's decision as a personal rejection of his counterinsurgency plan and quotes the general as saying this. you have to recognize, also, that i don't think you win this war. this is the kind of fight we're in for the rest of our lives and probably our kids' lives. here is, of course, the juicy stuff. the book also reveals some intense infighting, for example, vice president biden reportedly called richard holbrooke -- you'll love this joe -- the most egotistical bastard i've ever met. >> i love joe biden, but where does that come from? out of the blue. go ahead. what else you got? >> secretary gates allegedly warned that to
the president is quoted as telling chairman of the joint chiefs of staff admiral mike mullen, then head of the u.s. central command, general david petraeus and defense secretary rob bert gates, quote, in 2010 we will not be having a conversation about how to do more. we're not going to be having a conversation about how to change the mission unless we're talking about how to draw down faster than anticipated in 2011. according to woodward, pet they yus took the president's decision as a...